Support your local authors

We’ve noted before that WS is awash in authors. Here are updates on two:

–Eilis Flynn notes that her latest book, Festival of Stars, is partly set in WS.

–Clay Eals has gotten a lot of press for his Steve Goodman biography, Facing the Music. This Saturday, 1 pm @ the outdoor courtyard of the Log House Museum, he tops the bill for what the museum calls a “combination music/reading event.” (P.S. One of Eals’ other credits: editing the definitive WS history book — through its 1987 publication — West Side Story.)

Linda Wallace June 19, 2007 (10:13 am)

“Festival of Stars” is a delightful book in which West and East collide. If you like romantic novels, you’ll be charmed. We’re fortunate to live in the midst of so much talent.

Clay Eals June 19, 2007 (10:36 am)

WSS blog:

Thanks so much for writing about the June 23 event for my Steve Goodman biography (above). It indeed has been a busy time, as you can see from my schedule, , and the write-ups and radio interview (see a healthy sampling at ).

Just want to correct a passing reference. I was the editor and project manager for the 1987 history book called “West Side Story,” and I even wrote three of its chapters. But I did not “write” the whole book, as implied above. There were eight writers in all. In fact, the friend and musician whom I am honored will be accompanying me for my June 23 Goodman bio event, Brad Chrisman, was the primary researcher and writer for “West Side Story,” having penned seven chapters of that book.

As Steve Goodman’s most famous high-school classmate popularized a decade ago, it takes a village!

Hope to see you this Saturday, June 23, at the Log House Museum!

Clay

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Clay Eals
1728 California Ave. S.W. #301
Seattle, WA 98116-1958

(206) 935-7515 (home)
(206) 484-8008 (cell)
ceals@comcast.net
http://www.clayeals.com

Clay Eals June 19, 2007 (10:39 am)

WS blog:

I’m seeing that the Internet addresses that I embedded in my message above did not come through. So please know that you can see my schedule and write-ups about the book, as well as hear radio interviews, by visiting the pertinent pages at my Internet site (below).

Clay

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Clay Eals
1728 California Ave. S.W. #301
Seattle, WA 98116-1958
(206) 935-7515 (home)
(206) 484-8008 (cell)

ceals@comcast.net
http://www.clayeals.com

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